swiss cheese falls firmly in to the category of foods i used to despise and now love. I buy slices at the store to go on the tuna sandwiches i make at home and bring to work. The only catch is that i am hopelessly lazy and never make the sandwiches. so i wind up just eating the slices cold and alone (clarification- the cheese is cold and alone... me slightly less so). But I must agree that its true joys are only revealed with a good melting- in its raw state it is somewhat bland and without character.